'It is your family that should be on trial': Caitlin Stasey continues tirade against Prime Minister Tony Abbott's daughter Frances over scholarship scandal

Outspoken actress Caitlin Stasey has set her sights on Prime Minister Tony Abbott's middle daughter, Frances - for a second time.

The Liberal Party leader was criticised earlier this year when it was revealed Frances, had received a $60,000 'chairman's scholarship' to the Whitehouse School of Design in Sydney.

And after one spray about Frances living with a 'silver spoon' 24-year-old Caitlin has once again turned to Twitter to lambaste Frances for her silence over the matter, saying, 'You're complicit in the public smear campaign your father is enacting on your behalf. You're a grown woman with your own voice, speak up.'

Not done yet: Actress Caitlin Stasey (left) has set her sights on Prime Minister Tony Abbott's daughter, Frances for a second time, following the Whitehouse School of Design scholarship scandal

The actress also encouraged Frances to distance herself form her dad, saying: 'Despite the nations feelings about your father YOU have the capacity to be your own person despite him.'

She also urged Frances to 'do the right thing' by lending her voice to the people outraged at ther scholarship 'and demand better of a system that failed other and benefited you.'

In September, whistleblower Freya Newman, 21, pleaded guilty to using her position as part-time librarian at Whitehouse School of Design to access records about Frances' scholarship and provide information to a website to publish.

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Caitlin took aim at the Abbott family for condemning Newman's file hacking by saying: 'Freya Newman is guilty only of exposing nepotism & bribery. It is your family and Whitehouse who should be on trial.'

A former teacher at the school, academic Melletios Kyriakidis, also claimed Frances' work did not merit the scholarship and there were other students more deserving of the benefits.

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Outspoken: The actress accused the PM of a smear campaign against the whistle-blower as a cover up

Team: Frances was by her father's side during the 2013 Federal Election

The latest barrage of Tweets come after Caitlin a wweek earlier bombarded the medium with furious thoughts about Australia's current government and Frances's privileged life.

'Abbott is playing you all, dudes,' she started, tweeting to her over 60,000 followers.

'ALSO let's not ignore the cowardice of Frances Abbott. No comment?

'Happy to choke on a silver spoon while watching someone take the fall.'

Twitter storm: The 24-year-old star had strong opinions about the controversial scholarship scandal

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Many issues: Not stopping with Frances, Abbott's approach to national terror threats was also criticised

The Whitehouse school had denied claims of giving Frances special treatment, telling theSydney Morning Herald:

'The Whitehouse Institute of Design has offered a variety of scholarships for 25 years, including the Chairman's Scholarship (formerly the Managing Director's Scholarship).

'All scholarships are discretionary and awarded on merit.'

Dear Mister PM: She retweeted posts about Tony Abbott's daughter and the Whitehouse School of Design

Many issues: Not stopping there, Abbott's approach to national terror threats was also under fire

Many issues: The actress clarified her political feelings in a series of Tweets about Tony Abbott's leadership

Controversial student: France Abbott, 22, now works at the school of design while the part-time librarian who accessed her records is being prosecuted

Stasey is an outspoken social media user, taking on everything from misogyny in the media to celebrity blogger Perez Hilton.

She's best known for playing feisty Australian literary heroine Ellie Linton on the big screen adaptation of Australian classic Tomorrow When the War Began, but has also found success in the US in period drama Reign.